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Parents behind Kelsey Smith Act react to bill’s rejection in Congress

Jun 14, 2016

Missey and Greg Smith of Overland Park, Kan., discuss the U.S. House’s failure to pass the Kelsey Smith Act, a bill named after their daughter who was abducted and murdered in 2007. The couple traveled to Washington, D.C., for the May 23 vote, thi

Overland Park police are investigating a Tuesday morning double shooting outside Sunrise Elementary School and several related carjackings. Two playground construction workers were injured and one later died. A suspect was later taken into custody.

Overland Park police are investigating a Tuesday morning double shooting outside Sunrise Elementary School and several carjackings that may have been connected to the shooting. Two playground construction workers were injured.

Overland Park Police, SWAT and ATF agents congregate near a home at 160th and Rosewood in Overland Park, near the scene of a double shooting at Sunrise Point Elementary School at 158th St. and Roe Ave.

Big new developments are on the drawing boards for Johnson County in 2018. Here are key projects to follow. Brookridge rendering from Curtin Property Co. Mission Trails rendering from Klover Architects.

Bridget Taylor, co-founder of Trilogy Cultural Arts Center, had hopes of moving the Hubbard House at 301 South Parker in Olathe. But time ran out as crews demolished the home to make way for a 208-unit upscale apartment complex.

During Monday night school board meeting Shawnee Shawnee Mission School District interim superintendent Kenny Southwick urged board members and others to end divisive rhetoric he believes is damaging the district. Video courtesy of the Shawnee Mis

Developers, architects and construction leaders held a design workshop on the KU Edwards Campus to get input from Johnson County residents on a new Kansas City International Airport terminal. It is one of nine listening sessions being held around